{"id":606,"date":"2011-12-12T20:41:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=606"},"modified":"2011-12-12T20:42:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:42:39","slug":"angel-to-victoria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=606","title":{"rendered":"Angel to Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n“I started out today at the Angel tube station on the northeast side of central London, and ended up walking down towards Liverpool Street Station, the Bishopsgate area, and then across central London where I ultimately ended up at Victoria Station, on the southwest side.”<\/p>\n

From Angel to Victoria<\/a>, posted by David Cole<\/a> on 9\/14\/2011 (95 items)<\/p>\n

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The tube station at Angel has three attributes that make it unique: 1) it has the lon…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The very long escalators at Angel<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Thoughts of Angel (see www.thoughtsofangel.com or Thoughtsofangel on Facebook). Alas,…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Outside the Angel station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Outside the Angel station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Some nice-looking newer construction not far from the Angel tube station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Eagle<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heading down City Road<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Heading down City Road<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heading down City Road<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Some cool-looking buildings near the Old Street station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Buildings near Finsbury Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Buildings near Finsbury Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heading towards Liverpool Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Modern buildings near Liverpool Street Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Railway Tavern<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Lord Aberconway<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Liverpool Street Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heron Tower, designed by KPF<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A nice little shopping arcade across the street from Liverpool Street Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Inside Liverpool Street Station. My grandfather grew up in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Liverpool Street Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Liverpool Street Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Woodins Shades<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Dirty Dicks. I wonder if they have spotted dick on the menu.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Office buildings in the Bishopsgate area<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Modern buildings in Bishopsgate<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Modern buildings in Bishopsgate<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A couldn’t figure out what the deal was with this building with the two old Undergrou…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heavy metal!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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More heavy metal<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The gherkin, designed by Norman Foster<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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There was an incredible amount of new construction going on in the area.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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More construction in central London<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The backside of the Heron Tower<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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More construction<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Leadenhall Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Leadenhall Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Lloyd’s building outside Leadenhall Market. I’ve always loved this building, even…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Leadenhall Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Leadenhall Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Leadenhall Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Central London<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Pudding Lane, near the site where the Great Fire of 1666 began<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The monument to the Great Fire of 1666. The fire is often credited for ending bubonic…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Monument to the Great Fire of 1666<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Monument to the Great Fire of 1666<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Monument to the Great Fire of 1666<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Monument to the Great Fire of 1666<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Near the Bank of England<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Near the Bank of England<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The wall outside the Bank of England.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Church of St. Lawrence Jewry at the Guildhall<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Garden outside the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A small public garden along Gresham Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Postmaster’s Walk between St. Martin’s Le Grand and Edward Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Postmaster’s Walk between St. Martin’s Le Grand and Edward Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Looking down Edward Street toward the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Smithfield Market, London’s primary wholesale meat market.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Gates inside Smithfield Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The area around St. John Street framed by the gate of Smithfield Market<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Heading towards Farringdon Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Castle near Farringdon Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Cowcross Street near Farringdon Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Farringdon Station is currently undergoing massive reconstruction as part of the new …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Entering the City of London once again<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Underneath the viaduct that carries High Holborn Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Hoop & Grapes<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Old Bell<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Old Bank of England, an upscale pub on Fleet Street<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Royal Court of Justice<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Royal Court of Justice<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The George<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Twining’s Tea Company occupies a tiny storefront on the Strand, almost directly oppos…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Strand<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Looking up Aldwych<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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While London is loaded with great historic architecture and cutting-edge modern archi…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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This one is almost Googie.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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An attractive floral display on a side street near Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Pubs and shops near Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Pubs and shops near Covent Garden<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Pubs and shops near Leicester Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Pubs and shops near Leicester Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Back at Trafalgar Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Some guy was giving the statuary a good power-washing.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The National Portrait Gallery at Trafalgar Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Admiralty Arch, at the west end of the Mall<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Buckingham Palace as daylight fades<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Bag O’ Nails near Victoria Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Finally, Victoria Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Victoria Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Victoria Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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